| 单词 | Napoleonic Wars |
| 例句 | The British used rockets later aboard their warships during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He had first expressed an interest in setting the poem to music when he was in his early twenties, before the full weight of the Napoleonic Wars began to envelop Europe. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z As the Napoleonic Wars raged on, the artist filled his sketchbooks with soldiers and seamen, observed captured ships in Portsmouth, and crossed the channel to visit the battlefield of Waterloo. J.M.W. Turner: The Romantic Turns Reformist 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Set during the Napoleonic Wars, the story exists in an England where magic is universally accepted as real but extinct, something to be discussed theoretically and studied historically, like ancient Greek or Latin. 'Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell' conjures literate magic world 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Earlier conflicts, such as the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century, produced some accounts from outside the officer class but these became more common in World War One. For some history enthusiasts, World War One tributes go further 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z He created more than 30 such games, with titles involving the Napoleonic Wars, World War II and, of course, Vietnam. John Prados, Master of Uncovering Government Secrets, Dies at 71 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z He has transplanted the action to the early 19th century, a time when the Napoleonic Wars subjected Germany to the threat of foreign domination, which Sachs warns of when extolling “holy German art.” Opera Review: On Opposite Shores: 'Meistersinger' and 'Rosenkavalier' 2011-05-24T18:30:06Z A military tailoring outfit begun during the Napoleonic Wars evolved into the court tailor to Queen Victoria in 1869, producing the palace’s livery, or official uniform. A Road Map to Shopping Like a Royal in London 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z At the top of Calton Hill, the 12 Doric columns of the unfinished National Monument were meant to honor those who died in the Napoleonic Wars, but are now referred to as “Edinburgh’s disgrace.” 36 Hours in Edinburgh 2013-07-11T22:58:24Z Jean-Jacques Lequeu, more than two centuries ago, also saw his career upended by political shifts and economic crises: in his case, the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. Beyond Architecture, a Builder of Lusty Fantasies 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Increasingly, nostalgia came to be associated with military experience, with French physicians recording its frequent appearance in soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars. The lost promise of nostalgia: What modern pop culture gets wrong 2014-03-16T20:00:00Z More eccentric, if just as dazzlingly done, are David Fertig’s small pastels on paper inspired by scenes and figures from the Napoleonic Wars. Some eerie, startling work at Prographica’s ‘Figures & Faces’ 2013-12-26T20:43:44Z As a result of the Napoleonic Wars at the beginning of the 19th century, several gymnastic programs were created to bolster and strengthen young men's bodies around Europe. Why do men obsess over six-packs 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z Vienna was then in the midst of the Napoleonic Wars; Beethoven was isolated and confronting his increasing deafness. 5 Classical Albums to Hear Right Now 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z We see the captive narrator struggling to keep track of the passing days, and to keep his mind sharp by playing memory games about the Napoleonic Wars. New Graphic Novels Detail Personal Journeys and Twists of Fate 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z It turns out that we’re in an alternate timeline in which England has been annexed by the French, the result of Britain’s decisive loss in the Napoleonic Wars decades before. A Novel Imagines a Victorian England Ruled by France 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z After the Napoleonic Wars ended on the fields of Belgium, in 1815, many British took to wearing dentures that had been pried from the dead on the battlefield — “Waterloo teeth,” they were called. A Historian Explains What Civilization Owes to War 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z In early 1816, after the Napoleonic Wars gave France control of Senegal, the Méduse sailed south to Africa to take the reins of its new territory. 7 historical cases of cannibalism 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z Paris’ iconic Arc de Triomphe, inaugurated in 1836, was built in honor of the French Revolution and victories in the Napoleonic Wars. A triumphal arch for the age of Amazon: Michael Parker's cardboard monument in San Pedro 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z You’d never know that parts of Europe were ravaged by the Napoleonic Wars and their aftermath for many of the years covered by this show. Art Review: Romantics Shining Clear Light on Daily Existence 2011-04-07T22:30:23Z Meanwhile, the population is creeping up at Perth prison, Scotland's oldest jail, which still uses halls built by French prisoners during the Napoleonic Wars. Scotland's prison population projected to hit record high 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z This was the case in the Napoleonic Wars and the Second World War. Putin's men and the rebellion in Russia 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z Economic chaos in the brutal wake of Napoleonic Wars was shoved into bankruptcy by British intervention. Review: A striking Danish art show at the Getty unpacks what it means to be a nation in turmoil 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z A whole generation had absorbed tales of glory on the battlefield, of the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War, the Franco-Prussian War, and the conquests overseas. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z What were the global ramifications of the Napoleonic Wars for Spain? World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z When you look at Russia's wars, they have a narrative that goes back to the Napoleonic Wars. "Putin shows no sign of stopping": One year later, massive death toll 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z One of them, “View From the Citadel Ramparts in Copenhagen by Moonlight,” shows two sailors and a soldier standing on the rampart of a citadel that was battered during the Napoleonic Wars. Review | Scarred by defeat, they gave birth to a golden age of Danish art 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z The lottery tradition dates back to 1812, when Spain was under French occupation during the Napoleonic Wars and the draw was designed to raise funds to fight. 'Fat One' lottery spreads Christmas cash and joy across Spain 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z The only thing that benefited from Stalin’s oversight was the military, which grew dramatically and, for the first time since the Napoleonic Wars, achieved a level of parity with the west. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The work done in 1815 to create a balance of power among European nations in the wake of the Napoleonic Wars had been quite successful. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The Rothschilds financed the British Army in the Napoleonic Wars and later the purchase of the Suez Canal. Evelyn de Rothschild, banking heir and adviser to the queen, dies at 91 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z After Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, her coffin will be moved from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch, which celebrates Britain’s victories in the Napoleonic Wars. Here’s the route the queen’s coffin will follow across London. 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z With the British gaining the upper hand during the Napoleonic Wars and Napoleon’s French army on the run, Great Britain now could divert skilled combat troops from Europe to fight in the United States. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Arthur Wellesley was given the title of the Duke of Wellington after playing a key role in defeating Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and ending the Napoleonic Wars. Duke of Wellington's sherry sells for £1,500 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z The Battle of Waterloo, fought on 18 June 1815, marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Battle of Waterloo skeletons uncovered in Belgium 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Victorious European nations forced France to pay them after the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, a decade before the Baron of Mackau set foot in Haiti. The Root of Haiti’s Misery: Reparations to Enslavers 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Backlighted by the sun, the tiered fountain of splashing light is a virtual silhouette that fronts the classical base of the famous column to Lord Nelson, hero of a naval victory in the Napoleonic Wars. Review: Photo visionary Imogen Cunningham gets a refocus in new Getty retrospective 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z British textile mills voraciously consumed American cotton, and the devastation of the Napoleonic Wars made Europe reliant on other American agricultural commodities such as wheat. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The Napoleonic Wars advanced the dreams of Alexander Hamilton despite the political dominance of his opponents. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, the ideas of the French Revolution and the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars were causing upheaval in Europe, as you will learn in Section 2. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z As botanist and explorer Joseph Banks wrote during the Napoleonic Wars, “The science of two nations may be at peace while their politics are at war.” Cuba's Economic Isolation Has an Environmental Silver Lining 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z Originally designed as a site to commemorate those who died in the Napoleonic Wars it is now Germany’s Central Memorial for the Victims of War and Tyranny. Britain’s Prince Charles attends German remembrance ceremony 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z For HSBC’s King, the closest historic parallel to today is the Napoleonic Wars at the start of the 19th century - when Britain introduced income tax. Explainer: How will Britain pay for coronavirus borrowing? 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Independence movements had appeared in most of Spain’s American colonies during the Napoleonic Wars, but Spain tried to reclaim its territories when French power collapsed in 1815. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The military complex was constructed as a major depot for arms and ammunition during the Napoleonic Wars and included barracks and a military prison. Lighthouses, viaduct and cliff lift at risk 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z A photograph from that time shows him proudly wearing his uniform, with its heavily tasselled pelisse, mostly unchanged since the Napoleonic Wars, and later favored by Jimi Hendrix. The Man Who Built the Bauhaus 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z Set a few years after the Napoleonic Wars, we’re treated to parliamentary speeches extolling the heroism of the Duke of Wellington, suggesting he be honored with a 750-pound reward. Review | Mike Leigh’s powers of observation and storytelling fail him in ‘Peterloo’ 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z The British imperial age emerged from the cataclysmic Napoleonic Wars that unleashed the transformative power of England's innovations in industry and global finance. What does it take to destroy a world order? 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z Europe’s Napoleonic Wars encouraged their efforts, as armies drafted peasants, crop yields sagged, and prices soared for grain, meat, butter, leather, and other farm products. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The letter was addressed to Lord Hawkesbury, the British Secretary of State, and was dated May 14, 1803, just four days before the start of the Napoleonic Wars. King of war: George III’s letter declaring war on Napoleon surfaces 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z The French were the first to claim the islands, in the early part of that century, before losing them to Britain after the Napoleonic Wars in 1814. A half-century after being uprooted for a remote U.S. naval base, these islanders are still fighting to return 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z Tariffs from the trade bankrolled both the imperial court in Beijing and the British government, becoming especially critical to Westminster during the Napoleonic Wars of the early 1800s. Review | What a previous trade war with China might teach us 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z She is the bestselling author of the Temeraire books, a fantasy series that adds dragons to the Napoleonic Wars, and Spinning Silver, which riffs on Rumpelstiltskin. From Star Trek to Fifty Shades: how fanfiction went mainstream 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z The area known today as Finland served as a battlefield for Russian-Swedish conflicts for centuries, and fell in 1809 into Russian hands in Europe’s Napoleonic Wars after 700 years of Swedish rule. Finnish neutrality key to Helsinki hosting US-Russia summit 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z The Napoleonic Wars were formally ended by the Treaty of Paris, which was signed on Nov. 20, 1815. King of war: George III’s letter declaring war on Napoleon surfaces 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z The area known today as Finland served as a battlefield for Russian-Swedish conflicts for centuries, and fell in 1809 into Russian hands in Europe’s Napoleonic Wars after 700 years of Swedish rule. Finnish neutrality key to Helsinki hosting US-Russia summit 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z One stormy day during the Napoleonic Wars, a French ship was wrecked off the coast of an old fishing village clinging to the north-east coast of England. Was a monkey really hanged in Hartlepool? 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z Ritu Vohora, investment director at M&G Investments, said: "Jane Austen lived through the Napoleonic Wars, yet despite all the political upheaval - cash remained king." Jane Austen £10 note enters circulation 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z Travel remained restricted during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars but was increasingly possible in the 19th century, as steam ship and tourist routes opened up. Heavenly influence: how an eclipse affects events on Earth | Rebekah Higgitt 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z The metropolis had been remodeled in the wake of victory in the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, made into a city worthy of the vast spread of territories it now controlled across the globe. What Charles Darwin Saw at the Zoo 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z After the horrors of the Napoleonic Wars, Europe was given a new order of nation states under the Treaty of Vienna, signed in 1815. I Survived World War II. Nationalism Is a Path to War 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z He lived in turbulent times, marked by the Seven Years War, the War of American Independence and the Napoleonic Wars. Medical history: A surgeon for all seasons : Nature : Nature Research 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z As a teenager, he developed a particular passion for the Napoleonic Wars. Bernard Cornwell: Bringing History to Life 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Sweden’s neutrality traces back to the 19th-century Napoleonic Wars, when the Nordic country lost Finland to Russia. Sweden Draws Closer to NATO as Russia Tensions Rise 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z The recipients: the family of Admiral Nelson, Britain’s greatest naval hero who repulsed a French invasion during the Napoleonic Wars. A Mansion Befitting Britain’s Admiral Nelson 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z "There was economic dislocation after the end of the Napoleonic Wars and the introduction of the Corn Laws in 1815, which increased taxation on wheat," he said. Littleport's hunger riots: Descendants mark 200th anniversary - BBC News 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z During the Napoleonic Wars, so-called “powder monkeys,” some as young as ten, helped arm cannons for the British Navy. General Butt Naked, the Repentant Warlord 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Folklore says a French ship was wrecked off Hartlepool in the Napoleonic Wars. Barsik the Cat and other political animals - BBC News 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z The driver then quizzed me on club nicknames and their origins, which led to an esoteric crash course in English history, from Harry Hotspur to the Napoleonic Wars to the industrial revolution. Joys and surprises of watching Liverpool and Arsenal in Ethiopia (for 45p) | Jonathan Wilson 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z “He’s written several books about King Arthur and the Holy Grail, the Saxons, the Viking invasion, the Napoleonic Wars,” Luck told The Star. The Andrew Luck Book Club 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Hudson fought in the Napoleonic Wars, and later became a successful tobacconist with a shop in London's Oxford Street. The stone dinosaurs and other treasures in danger - BBC News 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z But as a theory of Republican politics, it’s sort of like attempts to attribute the Napoleonic Wars to Bonaparte’s shame over his small stature. Donald Trump is the last whimper of the angry white man: What’s really behind his stubborn lead 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z With war disrupting European industry, demand for American products increased massively during the Napoleonic Wars, with its neutrality allowing it to sell to both sides. 7 Reasons Why The Battle of Waterloo is Still Important 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Contrary to the way it is described in most history books, the Battle of Waterloo did not mark the end of the first “total war,” as the revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars have been termed. Why It’s Time to Remember Waterloo for a Different Reason 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z And he knows how to tell a story, a skill demonstrated repeatedly in his wonderful Sharpe novels about the Napoleonic Wars. Details of Waterloo: Scenes of fighting, cooking and scavenging 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z The oldest and most expensive conversation piece is a 201-year-old ship model built by French prisoners of the Napoleonic Wars as a way to pass time. Hot Springs Magician has museum of oddites 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Vienna – capital of the Habsburgs for seven hundred years, is more traditional and is keyed to monarchs, specifically, from the Napoleonic Wars to the Kaiser Franz Josef, the early and mid-nineteenth. The Ultimate Habsburg Romance: Your Own Coach and Horses in Vienna 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z This process was further exacerbated by the Napoleonic Wars. France Failed Its Cultural Diversity Policy 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Among the finest, most collectible ship models in the world are those made from bone by French sailors who were captured by the British Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. Prison inmates are known for their homemade shivs. But some make pretty cool works of art, too. 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z War of 1812 was fought to win greater respect for American rights at sea, which the British routinely violated in their search for victory against France in the Napoleonic Wars. 200 Years Ago Today, the Battle of New Orleans Redefined America 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Jefferson’s handwritten letters touch on important issues of the day including the Louisiana Purchase, the first steam engine and the Napoleonic Wars. Rare Jefferson letters featured at NYC museum 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Monday’s course route notably bypassed Trafalgar Square, whose landmark Nelson’s Column commemorates a British hero of the Napoleonic Wars. Marcel Kittel Wins Stage 3 of Tour de France in London 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z A century later, “By the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, Great Britain emerged indisputably as the world’s major power and global center of innovation.” Linking The Dollar To Gold: Completing The Recipe For Restoring An Economic Boom For America 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z In his 1957 book “A World Restored,” he recounted the diplomacy that reconstructed a stable Europe at the Congress of Vienna in 1815, following the ruinous Napoleonic Wars that capped the French Revolution. Piecing together the shattering Middle East Defence installations on the point date back to the Napoleonic Wars, with a gun battery and associated barracks established there in about 1805. WW1 defences being destroyed by sea 2014-02-28T06:07:57Z Through the Napoleonic Wars, naval vessels were powered by wind, were made of wood, and fired muzzle-loading smooth-bore cannons maneuvered on carriages. The invention of the military-industrial complex 2014-01-26T14:30:00Z Children get their faces painted by Pictish women while people queuing at an ice cream van watch soldiers of the Napoleonic Wars drill in the fort's parade ground. Living history: People re-creating Scotland's past 2013-09-23T00:10:11Z And the massive economic impact of the Napoleonic Wars—where, due to naval warfare, exporters suffered and imports were more expensive—gradually wore off. Economic history: Did living standards improve during the Industrial Revolution? 2013-09-13T13:43:29Z Cuts of at least 20,000 jobs in the British army will eventually bring it down to 82,000 - a level one British lawmaker said was the lowest since the Napoleonic Wars. Britain is a more modest military power, new defense chief says 2013-08-22T11:47:33Z All seek to recreate real-life situations, from refighting the Napoleonic Wars to replaying a Formula 1 Grand Prix race in Monaco. 3 Juicy Leadership Lessons From... Boardgames? 2013-07-31T14:57:00Z Trafalgar Square takes its name from the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, one of Britain's most significant naval victories in the Napoleonic Wars. wrote to Westminster Council in protest, branding the sculpture "totally inappropriate". Cockerel unveiled on Fourth Plinth 2013-07-25T10:27:27Z Britain’s debt was well over 200 percent of GDP after the Napoleonic Wars, on the eve of the Industrial Revolution. Austerity never works: Deficit hawks are amoral — and wrong 2013-05-05T16:00:00Z They remained in use at the battlefields of the Seven Years' War, the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War and the two World Wars. Russia Army to Retire Czarist-Era Wraps 2013-01-15T03:38:04Z In the wake of the Napoleonic Wars, the French Imperial Guard stopped at nothing to make sure the British would not get their hands on their most prized military possessions. Is the era of the war trophy over? 2012-11-30T01:02:09Z The David-and-Goliath match was a sideshow to the Napoleonic Wars in Europe, where the main antagonists were France and Britain. Washington museum shows War of 1812 not just "Star-Spangled Banner" 2012-07-01T11:00:58Z After the loss, King Carlos IV joined the Napoleonic Wars, fighting against Britain, a decision with disastrous consequences for Spain. Odyssey and the Lost Spanish Treasure 2012-06-07T22:20:33Z It should, of course be remembered that the tremendous strife of the Napoleonic Wars was engrossing the attention of European nations during that time. The Columbia River Its History, Its Myths, Its Scenery, Its Commerce 2012-04-07T02:00:31.747Z At the close of the Napoleonic Wars he had returned to his studies in Berlin, and thereafter was arrested several times for his outspoken liberal views. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z During the Napoleonic Wars England took all the French possessions in West Africa, but by the treaty of Paris of 1814 she handed back those in Senegal, save the Gambia. West African studies 2012-02-15T03:00:28.537Z After the Napoleonic Wars of the early 19th century, British control of the seas and the balance of great powers on the European continent provided relative security and stability. Why the World Needs America 2012-02-11T15:28:35Z In more modern days its banks were the scenes of many bloody battles during the Napoleonic Wars. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z After a short respite Europe entered upon the Napoleonic Wars. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z But this was the very time when Europe, recovering from the losses of the Napoleonic Wars, began its unparalleled aggressions upon the Moslem East. The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy 2011-09-13T02:00:33.070Z Is the mantle of world financial leadership about to pass from London to New York, as it passed after the Napoleonic Wars from Amsterdam to London? Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z Devastating blast For eight decades, Heligoland, seized during the Napoleonic Wars, was an unlikely outpost of British Empire in the North Sea. 2010-01-22T09:06:00Z The town was restored to Spain by the British at the close of the Napoleonic Wars. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" So too the Napoleonic Wars, those great conflicts between democracy and absolutism, reveal themselves as a continuation of the commercial wars of the eighteenth century. American World Policies The Napoleonic Wars put an end to the office of doge at Genoa. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" In 1800 the Danish government was persuaded by the tsar Denmark and Great Britain in the Napoleonic Wars. to accede to the second Armed Neutrality League, which Russia had just concluded with Prussia and Sweden. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" The twenty years of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars had left the French a mere set of individuals who care nothing for the maintenance of their race: æsthetes and dandies, money-grubbers and Bohemians.—K. Gems (?) of German Thought It is also true that the Napoleonic Wars resulted in certain international alignments some of which, at least in part, held over until comparatively recently. The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers The hideous distress during the Napoleonic Wars and after was largely due to an excessive population striving to live upon narrow agricultural resources. American World Policies The authorities were evidently too busy with the Napoleonic Wars in Europe and America, and with their own internal problems to give much attention to Colonial education, and the year passed without further action. McGill and its Story, 1821-1921 For example, during the Napoleonic Wars enclosure was defended as a necessary method of increasing the efficiency of agricultural production, now a vital sector of a wartime economy. The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind The Dynasts, a drama of the Napoleonic Wars, is in three parts, nineteen acts and one hundred and thirty scenes, a massive and most amazing contribution to contemporary art. Modern British Poetry At the end of the Napoleonic Wars there were over eight hundred post-captains in the British navy. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life The view taken of the aggressions of sea power in the Napoleonic Wars will depend largely on the view taken regarding the justice of the cause in which it fought. A History of Sea Power Brass mounted and similar to the pistols used by the British cavalry in the Revolution, the War of 1812 and the Napoleonic Wars. A Catalogue of Early Pennsylvania and Other Firearms and Edged Weapons at "Restless Oaks" The elder Gordon had won his spurs in the Napoleonic Wars. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers This condition of affairs lasted till the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Another creek, near by, is known as 'Frenchman's Pill,' because some French prisoners were sent there for safety during the Napoleonic Wars. A Book of Quaker Saints Naval preparedness was vital, for the conflict was fundamentally, like the Napoleonic Wars, a struggle between land power predominant on the Continent and naval power supreme on the seas. A History of Sea Power At the close of the Napoleonic Wars Great Britain's debt was one-third of her national resources. With Our Soldiers in France And this oppressing sense of impotence was followed, after the Napoleonic Wars, by the bitterness of disappointment, all the more keenly felt by reason of this first reawakening of the national consciousness. Types of Weltschmerz in German Poetry The Napoleonic Wars were about eleven years long. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II We find, in the first place, that after the great Napoleonic Wars and during the 'forty years' peace' a new class, the 'Middle Class,' came into being. Queen Victoria In the policies adopted by each belligerent there is an evident analogy to the British blockade and the French commerce destroying campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars. A History of Sea Power Effective as the convictions in court for conspiracy may have been in checking the early trade societies, of much greater consequence was the industrial depression which set in after the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars. A History of Trade Unionism in the United States Europe did not adopt his politics in the generation that followed the Napoleonic Wars, and the result is we have had an infinitely more terrible war a hundred years later. The Art of Letters I sometimes feel that the war may never end, that it may last as the Napoleonic Wars did, for 20 years; and before that time we'll all have guns that shoot 100 miles. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II Napoleonic Wars themselves, if it came to that! Elizabeth's Campaign While she maintained large fleets until after the Napoleonic Wars, she was never again truly formidable as a naval power. A History of Sea Power But, when once the Napoleonic Wars were over, he had no creed left for mankind. Old and New Masters From the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, to the Victorian Jubilee in 1897, Great Britain became and remained top dog economically, politically and to a large extent culturally. Civilization and Beyond Learning from History The Napoleonic Wars left a long heritage of crime. Crime: Its Cause and Treatment Following the American Revolution, there came the French Revolution; the Napoleonic Wars; the war of 1812 between the United States and England; and the general revolt of the Spanish colonies. Cuba, Old and New Then came the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, and the poets sang new songs. Moon and Sixpence Almost the only reference in the novels to the Napoleonic Wars is a mention of the prize-money of naval officers. Old and New Masters France did not experience its beginnings until after the Napoleonic Wars, though after about 1820 the transformations there were rapid and far- reaching. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization At the end of the Napoleonic Wars the opinion of Prince Metternich that Italy is only a geographical expression was true enough. Charles Philip Yorke, Fourth Earl of Hardwicke, Vice-Admiral R.N. — a Memoir It became apparent in the Napoleonic Wars that Belgium and Holland were individually too weak to protect themselves or the German people against an aggressive French Government. Why We Are at War (2nd Edition, revised) After the Napoleonic Wars, English manufacturers, assuming the eagerness of continental peoples to buy their goods, were met with the obvious fact that impoverished nations are not good customers. The War and Democracy The part she had played in the Napoleonic Wars, and in the events which followed them, had brought her more fully into contact with Europe than she had ever been before. The Expansion of Europe The Culmination of Modern History The abolition of slavery in the island of Hayti, or San Domingo, was accomplished during the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. An Anti-Slavery Crusade; a chronicle of the gathering storm |
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